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A Proverb for Today — Proverbs 6:7
Forget the sluggard’s excuses, and start working on the sluggard’s education. Learn from the ant. Take some initiative, focus on the task, hold yourself accountable. Continue reading
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A Proverb for Today — Proverbs 30:18-20
What hath God wrought, when He made marriage? Is anything in this world more wonderful? Continue reading
A Proverb for Today — Proverbs 27:2
The Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible commentary kept it simple on this verse: “Avoid self-praise.” It certainly isn’t hard to understand this proverb, they nailed it with great precision, but perhaps we can find a little more of profit than that to say here, so I’ll toss in a few other thoughts. Continue reading
A Proverb for Today — Proverbs 24:10
“If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small” (Proverbs 24:10). The concept in this verse has found its way into various sayings. “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” As a distance runner in … Continue reading
A Proverb for Today — Proverbs 22:13
“I need to read this” is sometimes roughly equivalent to “there’s a lion out there.” Read it later after you’ve gone out, chased away the pesky lion, and done what you are supposed to do. Continue reading
A Proverb for Today — Proverbs 3:27-28 (Part Three)
This proverb calls us back to a simpler and better way, where charity takes place between those who know, respect, and appreciate each other. It tells the giver to give charitably, in a way that is truly consistent with love and concern for the recipient. Continue reading
A Proverb for Today — Proverbs 3:27-28 (Part Two)
“Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it. Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by … Continue reading
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